The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-11-10

Ireland is one Of the most noticeable
features of tho surface life. They are
saluted everywhere by the jaunting- car
drivers and the people In the humbles
walks OF life with the same respect that
is paid by private soldier to his supe..
rior officer. The first night ! arrived
in Dublin noticed the superior position
of the priesta The guard who came
along at Kingstown to take up the
tickets was an energetic Irlshman who
snatched the tickets from the hands OF
the passengers without word until he
came to the one priest In the compart-
ment. a mere boy. not over ~, evi-
IDENTIFY, Just from the theological col
lege. To him he bowed and said,
Thank you. as he gently took his
tickets from his outstretched hand.
went to the horse-show during the
afternoon for the purpose of seeing the
people more than the horses. The
people saw there were in such marked
contrast to the political audience OF the
night before. Throughout the great
gathering at this show | did not see a
single sign of poverty or lack OF com
fort 1t was an exceptionally hand
some, well dressed crowd. 1t was
much better looking gathering than
those | saw at the Ascot or the Derby.
The ladies in particular were much
handsomer, and dressed with much
better taste. The material OF their
dresses was not more expensive, but
the colors were harmonious. and the
dresses were well made | saw more
pretty girls at this horse-show in one
day than / have seen in all England
during the last five months. The Irish
o rls as a class have fine. straight.
willowy figures, regular features. and
intensely fair complex ons. These fair,
delicate complex ions, however, break
early, so that the old ladies of Ireland
are quite as ugly and plain as those OF
England II was a splendid looking
crowd. They appeared very much like
English people in their quiet ways and
matter of-fact enjoyment of the jump
ing of the horses, but they spoke much
better English than their English
cousins, and where any brogue was
heard it was so slight as to add
piquancy to the manner of speaking.
There was one thing that i specially
noticed in my short visit, and that was
the common use of the word "Pat" and
Paddy" to indicate the members OF
the common class. Pat is employed IN
Ireland as is John Bull in England OF
Brother Jonathan in the United States.
No newspaper of the United States
would venture to speak of an lrishman
as Paddy. but the Irish newspaper
in Dublin speak constantly of the
Paddles, Just as we would speak OF the
Brother Jonathan of the Yankees.
You see in nearly every picture store
funny illustrations of the wit of Pat"
in his roles of car-driver. day laborer.
or agriculturist remember one
particularly winch represented Pat as
haunting car-driver standing in front
of his horse. holding his great coat
over his head as his very fat lady patron
stands holding out her fare. She asks
him why he holds his coat in that posi-
ton, and Pat replies; Sure, do not
want him to see what load he has
been carrying for such small fare,
else the poor haste might become dis
outraged" This class of pictures and
stories is much more appreciated by
the cult waited Irish people than by any
other nationality.